Changes in biodiversity might alter decomposition processes and, consequently, carbon
and nutrient cycling. We examined fungal diversity and density loss in experimental Norway …

The biodiversity–ecosystem function relationship is a central topic in ecology. Fungi are the
dominant decomposers of organic plant material in terrestrial ecosystems and display …

Hundreds of wood-inhabiting fungal species are now threatened, principally due to a lack of
dead wood in intensively managed forests, but the consequences of reduced fungal …

Dead wood constitutes an important substrate for biodiversity in boreal forests. As the wood
decays, fungal communities develop and species associations are formed. Species …

Decaying wood plays an important role in forest biodiversity, nutrient cycling and carbon
balance. Community structure of wood-inhabiting fungi changes with mass loss of wood, but …

We investigated the interaction between fungal communities of soil and dead wood
substrates. For this, we applied molecular species identification and stable isotope tracking …

Dead wood quantity and quality is important for forest biodiversity, by determining wood‐
inhabiting fungal assemblages. We therefore evaluated how fungal communities were …

Fungi play a crucial role in dead wood decay, being the major decomposers of wood and
affecting microbiota associated with dead wood. We sampled dead wood from five …

In forest ecosystems, deadwood is an important component that provides habitat and
contributes to nutrient cycles, as well as to carbon and water storage. The change of wood …

Abstract Information on the habitat requirements of wood-inhabiting fungi is needed to
understand the factors that affect their diversity. We applied culture-free DNA extraction and …